Blockchain Slump? Banks May Be Fatigued But Insurers Are Pumped
Giving progress reports on their blockchain projects, bankers come across browbeaten and anxious, while their cousins in insurance sound spritely.
Giving progress reports on their blockchain projects, bankers come across browbeaten and anxious, while their cousins in insurance sound spritely.
Two men in South Korea have been sentenced for building a bitcoin pyramid scheme that swindled around $20 million from investors.
Twitter's blue check mark verification system is falling under the pressure of the complicated crypto world.
At the Synchronize 2018 conference in New York City, enterprise blockchains heavyweights made it clear they want to build ethereum-like platforms.
VC firms Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures reportedly met with the SEC in March to request that tokens be exempted from SEC oversight.
Even without Telegram, ICOs are on pace to raise much more in 2018 than last year.
Cryptocurrency miners in South Korea may soon find it more difficult to get foreign-made mining chips imported to the country.
An exchange that left New York in 2015 has been contacted by the state's Attorney General. They're not happy about it.
Sindri Thor Stefansson, the alleged culprit behind the theft of 600 cryptomining computers, escaped from prison earlier this week.
The man who claimed to be bitcoin's founder won't stand for this "attempted shakedown" in U.S. federal court.
The Philippines SEC has issued a warning to the public to be cautious on 14 cryptocurrency investment schemes in the country.
Huawei has become the latest Chinese tech giant to launch its own blockchain-as-a-service platform, following on the heels of Tencent and Baidu.
Police in China have arrested the founders of a claimed cryptocurrency pyramid scheme that amassed $13 million from over 13,000 people.
Riot Blockchain has received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
An Indian startup is taking the country's central bank to court over its decision to bar banks from dealing with crypto businesses.
Some of the cryptocurrency exchanges named today in the New York Attorney General's "inquiry" into the ecosystem say they welcome the move.
New York's attorney general is taking a closer look at some of the most well-known cryptocurrency exchanges.
A New York resident has been indicted on fraud charges for tricking residents into investing in worthless binary options and a proprietary token.
Cognizant has partnered with a group of Indian insurance firms to develop a blockchain solution for cross-company data sharing.
Like elsewhere in crypto taxation, the rules for funds are far from straightforward, and discrepancies may lead to non-intuitive outcomes.
A Philippines senator is seeking to speed up the passage of legislation that would increase the penalties for crimes involving cryptocurrencies.
A South Korean blockchain industry organization has proposed a self-regulatory framework to set standards for the cryptocurrency exchange industry.
The Bank of Japan said it has no plan to issue a central bank digital currency due to concerns over financial stability.
Tax pros in the cryptocurrency space are applying a hodgepodge of rules that historically have been applied to stocks, bonds and various other assets.
Global insurance company Marsh is piloting a proof of insurance platform on a blockchain with IBM's help.
A flood of misplaced Twitter love has pushed the #FUDBuster to set the record straight.
Crypto holders willing to take a risk can file an extension, pay their taxes in installments with penalties and interest, and possibly come out ahead.
Malta is moving closer to introducing a test that would clearly define when assets derived from initial coin offerings are securities.
The deputy head of Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission has taken a skeptical tone in statements on initial coin offerings.
Toughened bitcoin trading rules in mainland China may have led to a Taiwanese bitcoin miner being shot by gangland investors, a report suggests.
